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Associated Press - July 9, 2009 5:35 PM ET
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - The family of a prisoner who died in the Outagamie County Jail has filed a lawsuit against the county claiming negligence caused the death.
Twenty-6-year-old Curtis Heino was found dead in his cell Jan. 13, 2008, and an autopsy found he died of pneumonia.
The lawsuit filed this week contends jail staff ignored Heino's medical complaints and diagnosed his symptoms as a head cold, even when his condition kept getting worse.
Heino had been jailed since April 2007 and was due for release in April 2008.
The county has 20 days to file its response.
Information from: The Post-Crescent, http://www.postcrescent.com
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